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Friday, February 25, 2011

2011 Oscars, Day 4

Ah, what a day! It started out with the Food and Beverage preview with Wolfgang Puck and ended with a run up and down the red carpet. Yes, they are still setting it up, but it looks more and more like it does at the big event on Sunday. The most hysterical part of the day was watching Lara Spencer of The Insider and Nancy O'Dell of ET doing a full dress rehearsal in 55 degree weather. Yep, they had hair, makeup, and gowns at 9:45 AM. I wish I had grabbed a photo, but I was racing to the preview at the other end of the red carpet. Needless to say, they looked gorgeous, but miserably cold.

The amazing Kobe Beef Slider.....heaven in one bite!

The Food and Beverage Preview was a delicious potpourri of Kobe Beef Sliders, Salmon and Cavier atop an Oscar-shaped flatbread, and Black Truffle Pizza. My mouth was watering at the mere sight of Wolfgang's food. To read a full rundown of the event, head over to my article at Starpulse for more details. (When you read the section about Katie Lee, remember, this girl was married to Billy Joel a few years ago. She is SO young and Billy Joel? Well, he's not.) The one thing I made sure to take a picture of was the sketches of the Governor's Ball staff's wardrobe. It is incredibly detailed and it captures the entire Copacabana feel for the evening. Afterwards, my romp through the red carpet was fun. I hope to have some more news to deliver tomorrow, but I will say this has been an incredible ride so far. The only real stressful item of the week has been the credentials. It is important for me to wear them at all times for security purposes, but we are not allowed to photograph them in any way. For the on-camera hosts, this presents a lot of challenges throughout the day. You need to have it on, but not in view of the camera. It always has to be the forefront thing on my brain before each shot and photograph.

Finally, come join me on my quick video on the red carpet. You get a real inside look at how it feels to be in the middle of the chaos, construction and all. I want to thank you all for your support and well wishes so far. It means a lot to me since this is my Olympics and Super Bowl all wrapped into one. I was also happy to make some time for my New Media friends tonight and reconnect since it has been ages since I have seen them all in one room. Enjoy the video and I will see you tomorrow...only 2 more days!

Ironic sign given the fact that we are headed to the Food and Beverage Preview.